REGIONAL BRIEFS
Group says habitat justified
EUGENE (AIM — Citing an economic impai t
of more than $450 million from sport fishing
alone, the Oregon Rivers Council on Tuesil.iv
called for preserving and restoring river habitat
for salmon and steolhead, especially on nation
al forests.
"The argument for protection is simple,"
said Hob Doppolt, executive director of the Or
ogon Rivers Council. "The economic s depend
on healthy fish runs, and healthy fish runs de
pend on healthy rivers and streams
"In the long run, even the hatchery fish de
pend on wild fish in healthy rivers, because
the wild fish are the only source of the genes
for the future."
The council cited a 196H Sports Fishing In
stitute of America report stating sport fishing
in Oregon accounted for $449.7 million In ex
penditures and St 74 million in earnings.
The council also pointed to a 19<K) Oregon
Department of Agriculture study finding com
morcial fishing and processing of all species
accounted for $261 million in annual personal
income and a I960 Washington State IJniversi
ty study finding that the Columbia River salm
on-stoelhead fishery accounted for $79 million
in income.
While it is unclear exactly how much of the
commercial fishing economic impact is de
rived from salmon and steelheud, it is a "big
chunk," said David Bayles, research director
for the council.
"We are looking at a degraded fishery to
day," he said. "If we start to get hold of some
good restoration strategies, those numbers
could go up sharply, the reason is salmon and
steelheud are very resilient and opportunistic
fish. They’ve got a lot of bounce-back in
them.”
echoing reports earlier inis year iroin me
U S. Forest Service and the American Fisheries
Society, the council said the loss of habitat
was a major cause ot the extinction ol some
salmon runs and declines in others
The American Fisheries Society study re
leased earlier this year found 2 14 salmon,
steelhead and trout runs were in danger of ex
tinction in the West.
The Forest Service surveyed large pools on
Columbia Basin spawning streams, a critical
element of good lish habitat. They found that
streams in untouched wilderness showed prat
tically no losses of large pools in the past 50
years, while streams in areas that were logged
for timber had losses from 57 percent to B5
percent.
The council particularly endorsed reeom
mendalions from four leading scientists who
told Congress on Tuesday that the horest Ser
vice has overestimated its ability to log North
west forests without harming the ecosystem
and wildlife
Their recommendations include setting
aside large ureas of forest for the Northern
spotted owl, a threatened species, which
would also serve as fisheries habitat.
Ex-Policeman Indicted
SALEM (AJ’J A retired state policeman in
charge of finding office space for troopers has
been indicted on bribery and misconduct
charges, Marion County District Attorney Dale
l’enn said Tuesday.
l’enn said Roller t Moine turned hiinself m
and was released pending arraignment on the
charges in circuit court next week
lhe indictment was handed down utter a
four-month investigation by a special grand
jury, according to l’enn It also alleges Moine
misused confidential information
Moine retired from the state police in Sep
tember 1990 shortly after being put on admin
istrative leave pending an investigation of oil
duty business deals.
He held tho rank of major and was com
rounder of the support services bureau.
The district attorney said the charges arose
from Moine's dealings with developers who
built state police offices between 198H and
1990
Moine is aci used of receiv ing bribes and gra
tuities from individuals on behalf of Si broth
Realty Inc. of Hermislon and Northwest ( nin
mercial Construction Co of Salem
l’enn said those companies have agreed to
pay civil fines to avoid criminal prosecution
under the state's anti-rm keteering laws
Moine is accused of receiving a Salem t on
dominium, a used car and used motor home,
trips to Reno and fiawaii and tii kets to Nation
al Basketball Association championship
games, and other items, the pro.sec utnr's office
said
I’enn said Northwest Commercial Const:uc
lion, which helped develop a regional pole ■■
office building in North Salem, has agreed to
pay $2:>0,()00 in penalties plus SOS.OOO in al
torney's fees and costs
Si.broth Realty has consented to paying
S— 50,00 plus $80,000 In attorney's fees and
costs. I’enn said
The construction company also has agreed
to forfeit .1 5 acres of i oinmeriaal property to
the state tJi.it it purchased to relying on inside
information from Moine, I’enn said
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Big quake predicted
to hit Oregon coast
l> O K T L A N 1)
I AIM The Slate s
iMaiaVitll cuilisl said Tilt's
day dull a major quake is likely
to lot the Oregon Coast, causing
destruction and death
lan Mudln of the state Do
pertinent of Ceologv and Min
eral Industries said coastal resi
dents should start preparing
now to survive a major quake,
stocking food, water and mak
ing provisions for emergent.v
shelter
However, a spokesman for
Cov Barbara Roberts said the
state already is taking steps to
prepare coastal residents and
other Oregonians for an earth
q u uke
"We need to take it seriously
hut there's no need to start
driving inland from tint coast
now." said Steve Corson, a
Roberts aide.
Corson said lint l'lOl Lillis
laturu created lint Seismic Safe
ly Policy Advisory Coinmis
sion. which is < barged wilh
planning for earthquake pre
paredness and taking "a com
mon st'ltsr appriNU.il."
Mail in said hr spoke about
earthquake dangers Iasi week in
Newport at a conference on
coastal hazards to help educate
the public It's no surprise tint
it was tile lirst time many
coastal residents have had a
c ham e to hear about it," be
said
Mad in admitted that it's im
possible to predict when a mu
jor quake might strike
"In tiie next five minutes or
in the next 1 Mi years lake
vour pit k. ' he said
Mailin said tile quake could
be 10 to 100 times stronger
than the 1080 San Francisco
earthquake, whit li registered
7.1 on tli i Kit liter scale
It likely woultl he caused by
movement of the Juan tin Kura
plain, a huge suction of the
Kartlis trust that is colliding
with tho West Const
"Some si dentists say that it s
alxiut SOO to 600 years between
earthquakes." Matiin saiti "Hut
the best recorti from northern
Oregon suggests that it’s be
tween 340 anti 3HO years be
tween earthquakes "
Several large offshore earth
quakes have been recorded this
year, the most recent pair com
ing In August No major dam
age has been reported In Ore
gnu. but the two quakes on
Aug. 17 triggered rot k slides,
downed power lines and
knot ketl a house oil its fountia
lion in Northern California
The first quake measured 5.H
on Uni Richter m .ilt' ami was
centered in tht! Pacific Ocean
aisiiit 65 miles west of Orescent
(lit V. (lalif The set oml hit ti I
on the st ale and struck about
70 miles west ol ( .old Beat h
Madin and other scientists
believe that coast marsh sedi
Clients that show a sudden
swamping of marsh plants by
ot eau muds indie ate mu jot
quakes struck the coast in the
past few thousand years
()t her evidence inti u ties
core samples of mud slides on
tin- ocean floor and tree ring
studies on the Washington
(.oast that showed trees died
suddenly 300 years ago when
submerged by a tsunami
Many of the state’s leading
geologists have warned the
state is unprepared for a major
quake anti have urged tougher
construction standards tor
houses, large buildings and
bridges
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